Lies in Vows

Chapter XI

Chapter XI - Brown envelope

IVELLA didn’t do anything but cry the night after that confrontation. Javier left the house with some of his clothes, he didn’t bother say where is he going or if he’s coming back. She was supposed to be mad. Siya dapat ang naglayas at hindi ang asawa! But Javier made a point! It was the wealth of her family that made him like that. He was obsessed with earning money to prove himself until he just couldn’t say no to his desires.

What made her broken was when he said that she was never his....

Bakit ganoon kadaling sabihin ni Javier ang mga bagay na iyon? Bakit ganoon kadaling baliktarin ang lahat? He made her feel that she was guilty and the main reason why he did that!

She thought she was going to fix this but how can she if Javier runaway from her!? His painful words are like dagger targeting her wretched heart!

Vella was a mess that morning. She almost forgot about Bea but Gia messaged her that Bea is alright. She didn’t want her daughter to witness her like this.

Walang lakas na bumangon si Vella sa kama. Narinig niya kasi ang tunog ng makina ng sasakyan. She thought, Javier came back! Nagmamadali siya, magulo pa ang buhok habang luhaan pa ang namamagang mga mata, walang ayos sa sarili na basta na lang bumaba mula sa ikalawang palapag.

She already decided from the the very start she found out his dirty secret that she will still accept him with an open arms!

“Javier!” the excitement in her voice was immediately gone when she saw her sister, Henrietta in front of the door, she was wearing her corporate fuscha pink corporate suit! Mukhang papasok ito sa trabaho.

Henrietta raised a brow when she saw her face. “What happened to you?” she asked in a monotone.

Bumagsak ang balikat ni Vella, tinalikuran ang kapatid. Dumiretso sa sofa para ibagsak ang katawan doon.

Henrietta looked at from left to right before entering the house. Her forehead knotted upon seeing Vella looks like out of her mind in the sofa.

“Where is your daughter?” she immediately ask her.

Vella isn’t responding, she was just there, staring at the wall.

Naglakad ang kapatid hanggang sa harapan niya, yumuko ito ng bahagya at saka hinawakan siya sa magkabilang balikat.

“Where is your daughter, Ivella?!” niyugyog siya nito sa balikat. “Oh my God! What’s happening to you?!”

“She’s at Gia’s....”

Umayos ito ng tayo. She even fix her coat. “Susunduin ko ang anak mo, doon muna siya sa mansyon.” deklara nito.

She looked at her sister. “No! I don’t want her there!” she yelled.

Lalong kumunot ang noo ng kapatid. “Then, what are you doing?! Why are you acting like that? Nag-away ba kayo ng asawa mo? Where is he?” she yelled back. “This is why you shouldn’t have married that kind of man!” she scoffed.

“Hypocrites like you made him like that!”

“What?!” she hissed. “Ivella, oh, God! You’re a mess! Hindi ko alam na ganito ang aabutan ko rito! I was just here to ask you to make my wedding gown. I will call mom and dad.”

“Don’t!!” she stopped her. “Don’t ever do that!”

“Javier! That bastard did something wrong, right? What did he do? Tell me!”

“Get out of here!” sigaw niya. “Don’t concern yourself to the things that aren’t your business! I am just a shadow to you! We’re not even that close! Get away!”